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Energy Minister Novak Warns that Russian Oil Production Curb Needed

The Kremlin will mandate Russian oil producers to reduce output and avoid compliance to a recently introduced price cap mechanism, according to the country’s deputy prime minister in charge of energy issues Alexander Novak.

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Japan Delivered a Cold Shower to Investors Across the Globe

A surprise announcement from the Bank of Japan sent investors spinning and global markets reeling on Tuesday.

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Pakistan To Become Sixth-Largest Economy In The World By 2075, Says Goldman Sachs

A research paper published by Goldman Sachs projected Pakistan to be the sixth-largest economy in the world by 2075 given that “appropriate policies and institutions” are in place, local media reported.

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What’s The Effect of Russian Oil Price Cap Ban and Whether It’s Attainable?

Western governments have agreed to cap the price of Russia’s oil exports

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US’ Ban On Chinese Tech Firms Will Only ‘Hurt Global Value Chain, Get Backfire’

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday banned 5 Chinese firms from selling communications equipment in the U.S., citing the catch-all excuse of “national security” a move Chinese experts warned will only hurt the global value chain and will definitely backfire.

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A Green Hydrogen Bet, GM Expects EV Profits By 2025 And The World’s Population Hits 8 Billion

Challenges with supply chains and an incredibly slow production ramp-up of new electric vehicles continues but General Motors is still having a very good year financially and expects that to continue.

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World Population Touches the 8 Billion Milestone; India to Replace China As Most Populated Country By 2030

The world touched 1 billion back in 1804, and the growth has gotten faster and faster over the subsequent two centuries.

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China's Q3 GDP Grew 3.9% YoY, Beating Forecasts

The data, published six days later than scheduled, showed higher growth than the consensus of 2.5%.

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Biden Threatens 'Consequences' for Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ Cut, but His Options are Limited

President Joe Biden is angry at Saudi Arabia for its decision to slash oil production

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Indian Stocks’ Decoupling Looks Unsustainable As Analysts Warn Of 30% Crash

Optimism among market participants over the apparent decoupling of Indian equity and bond markets from the global turmoil is not likely to sustain and has made the domestic market vulnerable to a crash, said analysts.

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British Pound Plummets to Record Low against the U.S. Dollar

The British pound crashed to a record low against the US dollar on Monday on growing fears about the stability of UK government finances.

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EU Energy Shock: Soaring Energy Prices Provoke Growing Anger across Europe

The European Union is bracing for a recession in the wake of skyrocketing gas prices and soaring inflation, as the coming winter is likely to be "one of the worst in history," according to a top EU official.

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Scholz Promises 65B Euros to Shield Germans Through Tough Winter

Germany will spend at least 65 billion euros ($64.7 billion) on shielding customers and businesses from soaring inflation, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, two days after Russia announced it was suspending some gas deliveries indefinitely.

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U.S. Officials Order Nvidia to Halt Sales of Top AI Chips to China

Bellwether semiconductor bluechip Nvidia Corp (NVDA) said on Wednesday that U.S. officials told it to stop exporting two top computing chips for artificial intelligence work to China, a move that could cripple Chinese firms' ability to carry out advanced work like image recognition and hamper Nvidia's business in the country.